Innovate. Collaborate. Be recognized.
The student bridge contest allows students to design, build, and test a miniature structural bridge using various composite materials in accordance with a set of well defined rules. This is an international competition involving schools from around the globe. Students compete for monetary prizes and for the coveted SAMPE Student Bridge Champion trophy.​​​​​
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Objective
Design and build a composites bridge using an assortment of pultrusions, cores, fabrics and other materials supplied in kit form.
Benefits of Participation
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Put your composites training into action
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Represent your college or university
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Add your participation and potential win on your resume
Requirements
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This contest is open to students only
All team members must be a SAMPE member
Only one bridge entry is permitted per registration
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Follow all SAMPE Student Bridge Contest Rules
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Students must print and bring their own posters
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All proposals to be sent to studentbridge@sampe.org
Important Deadlines
The SAMPE 2026 Student Bridge Contest dates and deadlines will be announced soon. ​
Sponsor or Donate
Give back to the student engineering community with a material or monetary donations. Donor participation is essential to the success of this event. A complete list of acceptable materials and sponsorship levels are detailed in the sponsor letter.
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2025 Bridge Contest Winners
Overall
First Place
University of Washington
Second Place​
Universidade FEI, Brazil
Third Place​
University of Southern California
A
First Place
Daniel Uhm
University of Washington
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Second Place​
Christopher Marquez
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Third Place​
Jack Bride
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
B
First Place
Rodrigo Bernardo de Lara Dante
Universidade FEI, Brazil
Second Place​
Ethan Huang
University of Washington
Third Place​
Hayate Sugiyama
Nihon University
C
First Place
Rowan Preedy
University of Washington
Second Place​
Zirui Guo
The University of Tokyo
Third Place​
Elsie Femina Koilraj
University of Southern California
D
First Place
Erika Lee
University of Washington
Second Place​
Laura Freitas
Universidade FEI, Brazil
Third Place​
Mehmet Burak Bozgac
University of Tennessee
E
First Place
Guilherme Alves
Universidade FEI, Brazil​
Second Place​
Ella Ramos-O'Neill
University of Washington
Third Place​
Chih-Fan Lu
University of Southern California
F
First Place
Yesenia Magallanes
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Second Place​
Ana Julia Trizzi
Universidade FEI, Brazil
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Third Place​
Phoebe Bowers
University of Washington
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G
First Place
Jimmy Shao
University of Southern California
Second Place​
Shunsuke Sakai
Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Third Place​
Shane Roberts
University of Southern California
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First Place
Macario Foster
Western Washington University​
Second Place​
Vijeya Velan Sambandan Satheesh
University of Southern California
Third Place​
Wenzhuo Pan
University of Southern California
Posters
First Place
Chinmay Mungale
University of Tennessee
Second Place​
Albert Lin
University of Washington​​
Third Place​
Asim Shahzad
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Contest Sponsors
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